October 24, 2007
Stradbroke Island
On Stradbroke we had a chance to catch up on sleep somewhat and take it easy. We stayed in a cottage at Amity Point. The place was nice enough albeit a little on the quiet side.
Then there is the beach…
Yes, the beach…
Our Last Meal
On the island we had some of the worst meals of our entire trip. The service was good & the people friendly. But when you order vegetarian lasagna you’re not expecting something resembling hot carrot cake. Thankfully we were not charged for the meal. Assuming that this must have been a mistake we returned the next evening. How about vegetarian pizza? Surely you can’t stuff that up? Apparently you can: potatoes & carrot and more potatoes & carrot. Top that with a huge amount of cheese on a thick half baked pizza base. I guess that’s why we saw our nice waitress at the pizza restaurant on the other side of the island the following night—she knew where to get her meals. She made a few funny comments about this herself. Good on her.
Blue Lake
Point Lookout
The Island
The Island itself is small but very picturesque; a couple of nice beaches line the east coast (much to the delight of local and visiting surfers). Most of the action on the island is centered around Point Lookout. We managed to spot quite a few dolphins, but unfortunately no whales (despite it being the right season for it).
Point Lookout
The ferry about to take us back to Brisbane